Love Rebound
I didn’t think I loved you
I thought I only cared
I cared when you were happy
I cared when you were scared
I cared when you hurt yourself
I cared how well you ate
I cared when you laughed at nothing
Or when you forgot the date
I cared whether people listened to you
Or talked behind your back
I didn’t know what you had
That others seemed to lack
In a room full of people
I cared most for you
Laughed when no one heard your joke
Told you to tie your shoe
I didn’t want life to hurt you
The way that it hurts me
And that’s when I realized
That in caring for you I had started caring for me
I guess the more I loved you
The more I loved myself
I didn’t know love worked that way
It was a love I’d never felt
You taught me something beautiful
And you didn’t even know
Now I think I love you
But I’m willing to let you go
Because I love you
You don’t have to be mine
So long as you are happy
Everything will be fine
You taught me how to love
And I’m happy and ok
Things aren’t always perfect
But, my love, they are today